Survival Guide

Survival Guide

October 01, 1999

Reminder

DEMOCRATIC MEETING. The York County Democratic Committee will meet on Monday at 7 p.m. in the board room of the Finance Building, 120 Alexander Hamilton Blvd, Yorktown. Agenda includes comments by the Democratic candidates and the December committee reorganization. All interested citizens are invited. Information: 890-0923.

COLUMBUS CLOSE. All Department of Motor Vehicles customer service centers will be closed Oct. 11, Columbus Day. Customers can still visit the virtual customer service center at www.dmv.state.va.us for a number of available services.

By the numbers

BIG HIT. On an average day, nearly 88,000 customers enter the DMV's virtual customer service center at www.dmv.state.va.us, more than double the approximately 37,000 customers who visit DMV's 73 customer service centers daily. Since online vehicle registration service began in May, more than 14,000 customers have renewed vehicle registrations via the web. Source: DMV News.

Highway headaches

TRAFFIC HOT LINES. For information about closings and traffic conditions for Hampton Roads, call the Daily Press 1-LINE at 928-1111 and enter category 7623 (ROAD). The call is toll-free throughout most of Hampton Roads. For Smithfield, call 357-6594.

COLEMAN BRIDGE. No scheduled openings, subject to change.

She said it

"What we're finding is that we need to focus much earlier than kindergarten if we really want to help" prevent infant mortality. Ardythe Morrow, associate director of the Center for Pediatric Research in Norfolk. Story, A1.

Thought of the day

"Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self- surrender."- Henri Frederic Amiel, Swiss philosopher.